Long Period Of Prosperity Is Predicted
Dr. Edwin G. Nourse told the United States Chamber of Commerce that unless war costs rise the economy could enjoy several years of prosperity. He warned continued foreign aid and defense spending might boost inflation deficits and taxes, but domestic business could have held a mild recession without European Recovery Program and preparedness efforts.
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Washington
Edwin G. Nourse
United States Chamber of Commerce
Nourse
Lana Weds Millionaire In Movieland Ceremony
Hollywood April 27 Lana Turner married Henry J Top ping in a staged Hollywood ceremony at Billy Wilkerson's Bel Air home. The event drew 25 reporters and 16 photographers as the couple planned a quick honeymoon then a May 5 sailing to London aboard the Mauretania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Jana Turner
Imovies
Lana
William R
Billy) Wilkerson
Wilkerpron
Bel-Air
Cheryl Christine
St Crane
Palm Springs
New York City
London
Hull to Face Trial On Shooting Charge
Trial by jury of William Allan Hull is set for 9 A M Wednesday in the court of common pleas. Judge Harley Meyer will preside. Hull is indicted for shooting Warren Smith a 75 year old farmer near Logan on February 25. Smith was wounded in the shoulder by a .22 caliber rifle bullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allan Hull
Court of Common Pleas
Harley Meyer
Hull
Warren Smith
Logan
Smith
Government Approves Nelsonville Hospital Plan
The federal government approves a $1,176,000 general hospital at Nelsonville. Dr. John D. Porterfield states $392,000 of the cost will be funded by the federal government with state health officials outlining plans for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Nelsonville
John D. Porterfield
Prankster Blocks Anniversary Parade With Coffee
In Oxford England April 27 parade honoring the royal silver wedding anniversary was called off after someone poured hot coffee into bagpipes, disrupting the event and prompting organizers to halt festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
England
May 10 Designated As Cleanup Week in Logan
Logan designated May 10 to 15 as Cleanup Week. Mayor Roger W. Friend says the campaign aims to urge residents to clean and beautify properties for summer, including removing rubbish, painting fences, and repairing homes. Further details will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Roger W. Friend
Friend
Burglary Sentence Awaited by Teacher
Edward J. Phillips a 25 year old former Macedonia High School teacher awaited sentencing after pleading guilty to burglary and larceny. He and four co defendants admitted stealing 800 dollars worth of golf equipment from the Akron municipal golf course clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, CO
Edward J. Phillips
Macedonia High School
Akron
Akron Municipal Golf Course
Blind bookie fined in Quincy court
Daniel J. Lynch a 39 year old blind man pleaded guilty in district court to registering horse race bets and was fined 100 dollars. Lynch kept his horse plays in braille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mass
Daniel J. Lynch
Lynch
Field Marshal Denies Hitler Slew General
MERNBERG Germany April 27 Former Field Marshal Wilhelm Von Kuechler testified in his war crimes defense denying Hitler ordered the death of Col. Gen. Werner Von Fritsch. He claimed Von Fritsch was killed by Polish machine gunners near Wareav during a patrol.
Communist Violence Kills 351 Koreans
The U N sponsored South Korean elections faced deadly violence with 351 deaths in three and a half months. The U S Army reported the toll for southeast Korea and Cheju Island, listing 68 police, 196 communists, and 87 rightists among the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
U. S. Army
Southeast Korea
Cheju Island
Egyptian Tanks Reported Across Southern Frontier of Palestine
A reliable Arab source says an Egyptian armored division crossed Palestine's southern frontier at dawn. Reports say Trans-Jordan forces occupied Jericho and moved toward the Dead Sea valley. A British spokesman noted Jericho duties under British orders and possible withdrawal after completion. Two Britons were killed in Jerusalem amid rising tension.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Damascus
Jericho
Dead Sea
Haifa
Acre
Arab Legion
Trans-Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Egypt
United Nations Security Council
London
Foreign Office
Britain
R. B. Leggett
Barclay’s Bank
Strike Halts Bus Service at Cambridge
A strike by 13 drivers from the AFI Teamsters Union halted bus service in Cambridge and six surrounding villages. They did not publicly state their demands against Cambridge & Southern Transit Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
AFI
Teamsters’ Union
Cambridge & Southern Transit Co
Painless Baby Baffles Mother and Medics
Akron doctors describe Beverly Smith now one year old as a congenitally indifferent to pain infant who laughs at bumps and burns. A pinprick or cut prompts no cry, though she remains normal otherwise and is expected to go home with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Beverly Smith
Children’s Hospital
Beverly
Hym
Mrs. Smith
Collinses to retire from Logan Home Telephone Co
Mr and Mrs John G Collins announce retirement as manager and chief operator at Logan Home Telephone Co effective May 1. They have served 82 years total with the firm, with Collins as manager 43 years and Mrs Collins in various roles 39 years. The company has expanded from 100 phones to 2400 with dial system installation underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Collins
Logan Home Telephone Co
Mr. Collins
Last of Quads Prematurely Born Dies in Detroit
Four premature quads were born in a Detroit hospital. Two died in the afternoon, the third at 10:55 P M, and the last at 1:25 A M. The 28-year-old mother and her 28-year-old husband, a Ford pipefitter, were in good condition. The babies weighed under two pounds each and were placed in incubators at Providence Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Christine Crane
Lana Turner
Bob Topping
Hollywood
Cheryl Christine
Lana
Topping
Detroit
Joseph
Ford Motor Co
Edward King
Providence Hospital
Wire Net Catches Body of Fugitive
CHILLICOTHE O April 27 A wire net across the Scioto River caught the body of Lynwood Glenn Mikell 20 of Chattanooga Tenn a fugitive convict He drowned last Wednesday while attempting to escape from the U S Reformatory nearby One other escapee Arthur J Desrocher 21 of New Haven Conn swam the river but was captured both men served sentences for automobile theft.
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Chillicothe
Scioto River
Lynwood Glenn Mikell
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mikell
U.S. Reformatory
Here
L. Clark Childer
Arthur J. Desrocher
New Haven
Conn
Temperature Near Record High Monday
The article reports Logan and Hocking County hitting 90 degrees, the hottest April 26 in years, with 86 by noon and peak at 1 30 PM under a broiling sun. It notes a morning low of 58 and 80 by noon the following day per state highway garage observers.
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Logan
Hocking County
State Highway Garage
Blast Demolishes Brooklyn Building
A series of explosions and fire in Brooklyn killed two men and destroyed a gas company building. About a dozen people were injured, two critically, as the waterfront area was shaken by the blast and ensuing blaze.
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New York
Brooklyn
Steelworkers Hold to Pledge in Wage Row
In Cleveland on April 27 the CIO Steelworkers Union upheld its no strike pledge while opposing Republic Steel Corp's refusal of a wage increase. Republic, echoing U.S. Steel, rejected demands for a substantial raise, citing profits and competitiveness. Union leader I W Abel from Canton says the no strike clause will be honored. Republic official J A Voos notes wages rose sharply since 1939 while living costs climbed.
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Cleveland
CIO Steelworkers
Republic Steel Corp
Republic
U.S. Steel Corp
Volun
I. W. Abel
Canton, O
J. A. Voos
Border clash between Italian and Yugoslav troops near Rauna di Luico
A bloody border skirmish near Rauna di Luico in Venezia Giulia left one Italian soldier and a Yugoslav officer dead. Three more Italians were wounded and hospitalized after Yugoslav troops moved a border marker and occupied ground the Italian commander claimed was Italian.
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Rome
Trieste
Rauna di Luico
Free Territory
Venzia Giulia
Canadian Prairies Flood Damage Rising Across Provinces
Flood damage across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta runs into millions of dollars. Manitoba remains at the perilous point with abatement in sight, while Saskatchewan and Alberta are viewed as over the hump. The death toll reached twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Prairies
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Doctor Accused in Cincinnati Narcotics Case
Dr. Akin L. Muegel aged 34 was turned over to federal authorities last night on charges of uttering fraudulent narcotic prescriptions for his own personal use in Cincinnati April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Akin L. Muegel
War Production Director Dies
William S. Knudsen, 69, longtime GM president and WWII industrial head, died in Detroit from a cerebral hemorrhage after a long illness. He led the wartime rearmament program, then returned to GM briefly and later chaired Hupp Corp. His body lies in state at W. R. Hamilton Funeral Home. services set for 10 A.M. Thursday at Epiphany Lutheran Church.
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Detroit
William S. Knudsen
Amelia
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Roosevelt
Hupp Corporation
Knudsen
W. R. Hamilton
Epiphany Lutheran Church
New York Village Fights Pike Remains Removal
SACKETTS HARBOR N Y April 27 This village voiced opposition to reports that Gen Zebulon M Pike's remains would be moved to Pikes Peak Colorado Mayor Carl Jackson said the town will defend keeping the explorer's burial site on Lake Ontario's eastern shore Pike died in the war of 1812 and is buried in a former military cemetery. Washington announced steps were taken to relocate his remains to the peak he discovered in 1805.
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Sackets Harbor
N. Y
Zebulon M. Pike
Pikes Peak
Colorado
Carl Jackson
Lake Ontario
Jackson
Pike
Rocky Mountain Peak
Washington
Senate Panel Reviews Alternate Draft Plan Amid Debate
The Senate armed services committee examined a new defense draft proposal to induct 161000 youths aged 18 to 19 in a one year program and 190000 in a two year service for 19 to 25, with a 66 group Air Force limit, and a shift away from universal military training toward a blended plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Gurney
R-Sd
Administration
Congressional Air Enthusiasts
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Johnson
House
Colorado
Secretary of the Army
Royall
Closen Sesson
House Armed Services Group
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Air Symington
Income Tax Lien Slapped on Meyers
A federal income tax lien for 697.52 was filed in U S district court. Bennett E. Meyers listed address and was not further identified. The lien covers unpaid taxes for 1941, according to collector Thomas A. Gallagher.
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Cincinnati
Bennett E. Meyers
U. S. District Court
Meyers
Internal Revenue Collector
Thomas A. Gallagher
Racetrack Shaped Cyclotron Aims to Unravel Atomic Mysteries
Berkeley report says a $9 million racetrack shaped cyclotron will be built at the University of California with federal funds. The 110 foot diameter magnet will accelerate atomic projectiles to speeds above 60 000 miles an hour, delivering 6 to 10 billion volts of striking force. Construction is expected to take about five years, and the government will own the machine while the university uses it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Ernest O. Lawrence
David FE. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Unt
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Bob) Topping
Henry
Nelsonville Hospital
Hitler
Legion
Jewish Agency
Abdullah
Holy Land
J. G. Collins
Phone Co
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New York Village
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